Foreign Policy Association records, 1918-1996.

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Foreign Policy Association records, 1918-1996.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/613422396

Records of the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), a national, non-partisan adult educational organization dedicated to promoting interest in international relations and an understanding of foreign affairs; including correspondence, reports, memoranda, financial records, minutes, speeches, news releases, newsletters, brochures, photographs, moving images, audio recordings, and printed materials. Formed in 1918 as the League of Free Nations and reorganized in 1923, the FPA supplies publications, speakers, and counsel for community-based discussion programs and other events, and also sponsors events for a national audience. The records document the activities, administration, public relations, education efforts, community relations, and finances of the organization, as well as foreign policy and world affairs in all facets throughout the 20th century. Topics include human rights, war, trade, government, defense, world hunger, education, anti-communist activities, and foreign relations.

36.4 c.f. (91 archives boxes),7 reels of microfilm (35 mm), and2 films; plusadditions of 261.3 c.f.,2.9 c.f. of photographs,29 reels of microfilm (35 mm),3 films,13 videotapes, and216 audio tapes.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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